The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 687

"Yeah. The world doesn't work like that."

Henry said, "Exactly. And her response at the time was..." He cleared his throat and did his best to imitate her tone. "I didn't do anything to you. I simply told the truth about what happened. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

The principal replied, "You may not have done anything wrong, but your actions have had a huge impact on our school. We used to be the top-ranked school in the city. And now, we've dropped to second place!"

She remained unfazed. "If you were so concerned about the school's reputation, why didn't you do anything when I was being bullied? Given your seniority, you should have considered these consequences from the start.

"Yet, you didn't. So, it proves you thought that even if I left, it wouldn't affect your school much. Isn't that right?" The principal remained silent.

She continued, "And honestly, you were right. I don't have that kind of influence. So there's no need for you to come looking for me. If the school is facing problems now, it's because of its own internal decisions. You should be focusing on fixing those instead."

The principal had nothing left to say.

moment, her father

the school, but you care about

verge of collapsing. If you just come forward and say a few words to

You said, 'From now on, you're no longer my daughter, and I'm no longer your father.' I've always remembered those words,

asked you to stand up for me Yet, after facing just a little trouble, you expect me

Her father was speechless.

you won't budge, no matter what? Fine. Just you wait-we won't let you off so

seriously planning to take revenge on a

waved a hand dismissively. "Relax. They never

asked, "Did she do something

they had done and used the opportunity to

for a long moment. "Are we sure